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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the best tanks that the Germans produce called?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Sand Sharks.
(c) Geshalts.
(d) Das Reich.

2. What becomes the objective of the 1st Army Division?
(a) Pouppeville.
(b) Pointe-du-Hoc.
(c) Vierville.
(d) Colleville.

3. Who is the biggest advocate of the Oil Plan?
(a) Spaatz.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Tedder.

4. What is the Allies' best source for information about the Atlantic Wall?
(a) French Resistance.
(b) Night flyovers.
(c) Postcards.
(d) Submarine surveillance.

5. Who are considered the knights in shining armor of World War II?
(a) Allied commanders.
(b) Submarine captains.
(c) Fighter pilots.
(d) Battalion leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does Ambrose refer to when discussing the bomber missions?

2. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?

3. How many bombers are shot down by Luftwaffe on D-Day?

4. What does RAF stand for?

5. What is the name of the commander who wants the paratroopers to be utilized better during the war?

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